The Asian Football Confederation says it will hold a draw for its first round of 2014 World Cup qualifying matches on March 30.
Asia has scheduled match dates in June and July to play preliminary rounds likely involving only lower-ranked countries.
The winners will join higher-ranked teams such as Australia, South Korea and Japan which can expect byes to the main qualifying draw conducted by FIFA in Brazil on July 30.
The AFC says FIFA will draw 20 countries into five four-team groups.
A further group stage will decide which countries play in Brazil.
FIFA's executive committee is meeting Thursday to negotiate how many qualification places each confederation gets.
Asia currently has four guaranteed, plus a playoff spot.
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